Arts & Culture

“Guns N’ Rosenkavalier” hits some bumps but ends with a bang

“Guns N’ Rosenkavalier” hits some bumps but ends with a bang

Opera singer Andrew Wilkowske lets his inner rocker out, fusing art and rock song without many missteps.

“The Croods”: Fun, but without straying from its prototype
“The Croods”

Fun, but without straying from its prototype

Dreamworks' newest flick is a clever, prehistoric family romp in a classic tradition, but it's too unimaginative to be more than a moneymaker.

2013-14 Season Updates: First Stage & Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
2013-14 Season Updates

First Stage & Milwaukee Chamber Theatre

First Stage mixes world premieres with returning classics and an extra Young Company show; MCT offers five intimate looks into private lives.

The Cooke Book: A Tribute to the King of Soul
The Cooke Book

A Tribute to the King of Soul

A celebration of Sam Cooke's music will be performed by Darrian Ford this weekend at the Marcus Center.

TCD Art Date: Milwaukee embraces Print Week
TCD Art Date

Milwaukee embraces Print Week

Kat breaks down a variety of locations to celebrate the de facto celebration centered around the SGCI Print:MKE conference – it's like Shark Week, but with art!

MCT’s Young Playwrights Festival an intro to new talent

MCT’s Young Playwrights Festival an intro to new talent

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre's latest installment of the biennial festival gives three teenage writers a platform for their plays.

Print: MKE inspires local shows of international artists
Print

MKE inspires local shows of international artists

MIAD and Inova are holding exhibitions of contemporary art spanning the globe, to coincide with the SGC International print conference this March.

MKE This Week: Global artists, local stars
MKE This Week

Global artists, local stars

The Print: MKE conference comes to town, Ilana Setapen solo at the MSO, Milwaukee Opera mixes rock and art, Marcus Center hosts Sam Cooke's music; local playwrights get the spotlight.

“Man in the Glass Booth” tackles responsibility and guilt

“Man in the Glass Booth” tackles responsibility and guilt

Dale Gutzman plays his Nazi war criminal well, but his acting is stronger than the character as-written.

Backstage with Mark Metcalf: Ilana Setapen
Backstage with Mark Metcalf

Ilana Setapen

The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's associate concertmaster met with Mark to discuss her upcoming solo performance of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2 and more.

Smart, modern “Lysistrata” deserves your vote

Smart, modern “Lysistrata” deserves your vote

Fools for Tragedy's production of the ancient Greek comedy gets the sexually brash but sharply insightful tone just right.

Wild Space’s “Luscious”: Overwhelming in its creativity
Wild Space’s “Luscious”

Overwhelming in its creativity

A collection of dances stun and dazzle at the Rep's Steimke Studio, although they sometimes do too much in the moment.